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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.02% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 10.0% to 0.02% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.02% through Dec 2025, down 10.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02% for FY2025, 6.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.02% at Essential Utilities, down from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.14% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.02% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.1%, with a median of 0.11% recorded in 2021.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital hit 5bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached -10bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.09% in 2021, then plummeted by -34bps to 0.06% in 2022, then soared by 41bps to 0.08% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 42bps to 0.12% in 2024, then plummeted by -84bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.02%, 0.14%, and 0.13% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.